Description
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT
In April 1685, James II ascended the English throne. An overt Catholic,
James proved unpopular with his Protestant subjects, and a group of nobles
invited the Dutch prince William of Orange to take the throne in the
Glorious Revolution of 1688; James II fled to France. James returned in
1689, a French fleet landing him at Kinsale in Ireland. On 14 June 1690,
William led an army to Ireland and came face-to-face with the Jacobites
along the banks of the Boyne near Drogheda. This book describes the events
that led to the momentous battle on 1 July that would decide the fate of the
crown of England.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Michael McNally is 40 years of age and was born, raised and educated in
London. Of Irish parentage, Michael has an active interest in Irish history,
and military history in particular. He is married with two children and
lives in Germany where he works for a major reinsurance company.Graham
Turner is a leading historical artist, specialising in the medieval period.
He has illustrated numerous titles for Osprey, covering a wide variety of
subjects from the dress of the 10th-century armies of the Caliphates,
through the action of bloody medieval battles, to the daily life of the
British Redcoat of the late 18th century. The son of the illustrator Michael
Turner, Graham lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK.
CONTENTS
The campaign
Chronology
Opposing commanders
The opposing armies
Opposing plans
The battle
The aftermath
The battlefield today
Bibliography
Index
